I rarelt understand what he is talking about and he makes a subject I learned before, and found easy, really difficult.
the teacher is ridiculous. he doesnt know how to teach and there is no curve and midterms really dont count. i failed all the finals and got an A on final so my grade was an A. i taught myself everything i knew. no CLAS, but i'm sure it would help. goodluck for those who choose to take him.
in response to the person second below me: it's nice to know that one person got a good grade. switch to a math major.
Horrible, like everyone else said. What he teaches in lecture is not connected well at all with the material present on the tests. Doing homework from the book doesn't help at all. His tests are ridiculously hard for being a social science major. You pretty much have to have an inherent talent for math to succeed in this class. AVOID
While I'm sure Akemann is a brilliant professor, he is entirely incapable of teaching non-math students about basic calculus. If math isn't your strong suit, don't take this class with Akemann. He allows hardly any partial credit and you are not evaluated on your understanding of the material, rather your ability to not make a small mistake. Crazy.
this class was whatever. i cant always understand him. when you skip lectures you dont miss out on much so all you need is to do the problems from the book and go to CLAS. he tells you there is no curve in the class, but there really is one. the final is the only test that matters.
Not a great teacher. Lectures were really boring, and not very organized. You don't have to go to section, but I would recommend it if you get a good TA. CLAS also really helps. Huge curves on the tests. Your grade for the class can't be lower than what you got on the final, that's how I got an A, he used the same questions from the midterms
One of the most unclear profs I have ever had. He mumbles when he speaks, he has sloppy handwriting so you can't read what he writes, and his tests are pretty tricky. If you're a natural go for it...for all us other mortals AVOID THIS CLASS!
Notes very disorganized, go to CLAS! Tests difficult, but will curve greatly (66.7% was 100% for all midterms last quarter). Prof. can be a bit intimidating during office hours, so i don't suggest those. Final cumulative and your total grade won't ever be less than what you got on the final. 5/10
34B. Akemann's tests are outrageously difficult, homework problems don't help at all, and lecture is incomprehensible. It seems rushed and expects you to come already prepared for lecture.
The tests are completely ridiculous in comparison to what is covered in lecture and homework. You'll go in thinking you're completely prepared and get a whopping fail on your test. The only thing that saves anyone is the curve, but even that doesn't help. I got A's on all 3 midterms and after the CRAZY HARD FINAL I came out with a C. AVOID!!
This class was not so bad if you went to clas. He is not the best professor but you can still get an A if you try and because of the large curve. Do your hw and you'll be fine! Tests are long, but don't panic
not a very good teacher at all, but overall its an easy class because of the huge curve
HE IS A HORRIBLE TEACHER. his lectures are SO boring and pointless. His handwriting sucks which would matter only if he actually gave useful notes. Tests are terribly hard. I stopped going to lecture and just went to CLAS. AVOID IF POSSIBLE!!!
Possibly the worst class I've ever had, and the professor, OMG dude, like seriously, each time i was in class, i looked in awe at what i was looking at. FML! His handwriting is horrible, his tests are so ridiculously hard (with profuse use of "e") his teaching is useless, and i swear, i rue the day i added his class on GOLD. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!
dont take akemann. his tests are super hard and ridiculously long for the amount of time the class gives. and he says he doesn't curve either. his lectures are pointless cause you learn more going to CLAS or your section from your TA. don't take this class! try to find cooper!!!!!
Horrible teacher, the tests are to long for the time and are much harder than the homework. He is a horrible lecturer and class is dreadful. Find a way to get Cooper.
Very bad. For a calculus class designed for social science majors, he is horrible. Lecture is useless to go to, no original material, just problems out of the book. Tests are 10x harder than any other problems out of the book. You can know everything inside and out and still fail the test. Tests are harshly graded.
Terrible. His lectures make no sense, and his tests are too long and too hard. Basically, dont take his class, you will do very poorly.
This teacher is ridiculous! He slurs his words and its hard to understand. Not interesting teacher at all. There is no set homework and its not worth anything. Also there is no curve in the class according to him. I would take another math professor.
excellent
Way too much goddamned homework. Final was brutal. I think the class average was something like 5 out of 27 on the open book section. Homework was basically impossible unless you went to his office hours for each and every problem. Still, Learned at lot.
Akemann's a pretty decent prof, but can be more than a little unclear at times, considering that most people taking this class aren't math majors. I took the class in conjuction with the CLAS class and it really helped. If you do the homework and get the extra review through CLAS, it's not so bad.
****ing hard...i failed...but yea....he's hard
